Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary: [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/interfaces/ECKey#pubmethods)

# ECKey

` public interface ECKey `   
` `

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| java.security.interfaces.ECKey |

Known indirect subclasses [ECPrivateKey](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/interfaces/ECPrivateKey), [ECPublicKey](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/interfaces/ECPublicKey) [ECPrivateKey](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/interfaces/ECPrivateKey) The interface to an elliptic curve (EC) private key. [ECPublicKey](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/interfaces/ECPublicKey) The interface to an elliptic curve (EC) public key.   

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The interface to an elliptic curve (EC) key.

## Summary

| ### Public methods ||
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| ` abstract https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/spec/ECParameterSpec` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/interfaces/ECKey#getParams()() ` Returns the domain parameters associated with this key. |

## Public methods

### getParams

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public abstract ECParameterSpec getParams ()
```

Returns the domain parameters associated with this key. The domain parameters are either explicitly specified or implicitly created during key generation.

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| Returns ||
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| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/spec/ECParameterSpec` | the associated domain parameters. <br /> |